Courses

FW3010 Practice of Silviculture and FW3012 Survey of Silviculture

Fall and Track B Summer

Both FW 3010 and 3012 focus on the application of ecological principles to control the establishment, growth, composition, health and quality of forested lands to sustainably meet the diverse needs and values of landowners and society. These diverse needs and values may include (but are not limited to): timber and biomass production, non-timber forest products, wildlife habitat, climate change mitigation, water quantity and quality, air quality, wildfire hazard mitigation, aesthetics, and recreation values. FW3010 is a more in depth course intended to prepare students for careers in forest management, while FW3012 is an introduction to silviculture for students interested in ecology and natural resource management broadly, or those who wish to work in careers related to forests.